LORETTO, Pa. – It was a tale of two halves for the Sacred Heart University women's lacrosse team. The Pioneers built a halftime lead at St. Francis University only to see the Red Flash come back for the 9-7 Northeast Conference victory on Saturday.

Records:
St. Francis: 1-3, 1-2 NEC
Sacred Heart: 1-3, 1-2 NEC

Top Performers:
Lydia Werlau (SHU) 3 goals
Grace Reinold (SHU) 2 goals, 2 assists 
Kerri Metzler (SHU): 2 assists 

Goalkeepers:
Elyssa Enrique (SFU: W, 10 saves, 7 goals
Bella Beaton (SHU): L, 1-3 8 saves, 8 goals

Up Next:
The Pioneers are back at home Saturday to host Mount St. Mary's at 1 p.m.

Of Note:
Lydia Werlau's third goal of the first half gave SHU a 4-1 advantage with 8:26 remaining. Grace Reinold and Kirsten Barnes added scores as the Pioneers took a 6-2 advantage into the break. 

St. Francis stymied the Pioneers for first 15 minutes of the second half as the hosts scored five unanswered goals to grab a 7-6 advantage. 

Reinold scored her second goal at the 15:09 mark to tie it, 7-7, but that would be SHU's only score of the second half. 

SFU got the eventual game-winning goal at the 11:50 mark then added an insurance goal with just a minute remaining.